Quadro K1100M vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 7970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 7970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro K1100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K1100M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro K1100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1100M Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 300 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970 has 566% more power consumption, than Quadro K1100M.
  • Quadro K1100M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K1100M.
  • Quadro K1100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1100M is 1425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 550% more, than Quadro K1100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1100M Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Tahiti XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 22 December 2011
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 705 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.59 118.4
Floating-point performance 542.2 gflops 3,789 gflops
Length 274 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 44.8 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 18 Mh/s 485 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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